Resources on Jesuits

Websites about the Society of Jesus and Jesuit life

• Jesuits West USA Province
• Jesuits USA
• BeAJesuit
• International Jesuits
• America Magazine / America Media
• Creighton University
• Ignatian Spirituality
• Jesuit Prayer
• Jesuit Sources
• Loyola Press

Recommended Books

Books by or about St. Ignatius of Loyola

• Ignatius of Loyola: The Pilgrim Saint.
  by J. Ignacio Tellechea Idigoras; translated by Cornelius Michael Buckley, SJ. Loyola Press, 1994.
• Ignatius of Loyola: The Spiritual Exercises and Selected Works. (Classics of Western Spirituality.)
  edited by George E. Ganss, SJ, & Edward J. Malatesta, SJ. Paulist Press, 1991.
• Ignatius of Loyola: The Psychology of a Saint.
  by William W. Meissner. Yale Univ Press, 1994.
• Ignatius of Loyola: Personal Writings: Reminiscences, Spiritual Diary, Select Letters Including the Text of the Spiritual Exercises.
  translated by Joseph A. Munitiz and Philip Endean. Saint Ignatius Press, 1997.
• Ignatius Loyola the Mystic.
  by Harvey D. Egan, SJ. Liturgical Press, 1987.
• St. Ignatius of Loyola: A Pictorial Biography.
  by Leonard von Matt and Hugo Rahner, SJ; translated by John Murray, SJ. Henry Regnery Company, 1956. Abridged "pocket-book" edition: Universe Books, 1963.
• The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola: with Related Documents.
  translated by Joseph F. O'Callaghan. Fordham University Press, 1992.
• The First Jesuit: St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556).
  by Mary Purcell. Loyola University Press, 1981.
• The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius: A Translation and Commentary.
  by George E. Ganss, SJ. Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1992.
• Draw Me into Your Friendship: The Spiritual Exercises: A Literal Translation & A Contemporary Reading.
  by David L. Fleming, SJ. Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1996.  (Updated edition; originally published 1978.)
• The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius: A Literal Translation & A Contemporary Reading.
  by David L. Fleming, SJ. Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1978.
• The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
  translated by Anthony Mottola, SJ; intro by Robert W. Gleason, SJ. Doubleday: Image Books, 1964.
• The Spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola: An Account of Its Historical Development.
  by Hugo Rahner, SJ; translated by Francis John Smith, SJ. Newman Press, 1953; reprint Loyola University Press, 1980.
• Letters of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
  Selected and translated by William J. Young, SJ. Loyola University Press, 1959.

Books About Ignatian Spirituality

• An Ignatian Spirituality Reader: Contemporary Writings on St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Spiritual Exercises, Discernment, and More.
  edited by George W. Traub, SJ. Loyola Press, 2008.
• An 8-Day Ignatian Retreat: for Priests, Religious, Deacons, and Lay Ministers.
  by Thomas P. Rausch, SJ. Paulist Press, 2008.
• A Modern Scriptural Approach to the Spiritual Exercises.
  by David M. Stanley, SJ. Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1967.
• Discipleship and Its Foundations: A Jesuit Retreat.
  by David L. Fleming, SJ. Review for Religious, 2005.
• Finding God in Troubled Times.
  Richard J. Hauser, SJ. Loyola Press, 2002.
• "I Encountered God!" The Spiritual Exercises with the Gospel of Saint John.
  by David M. Stanley, SJ. Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1986.
• In the Midst of Noise: An Ignatian Retreat in Everyday Life.
  by Michael Campbell-Johnston, SJ. Liguori Press, 2010.
• Moment by Moment: A Retreat in Everyday Life.
  by Carol Ann Smith, SHCJ, and Eugene F. Merz, SJ. Ave Maria Press, 2000.
• On Becoming Whole in Christ: An Interpretation of the Spiritual Exercises.
  by John F.X. Sheehan, SJ. Loyola University Press, 1978.
• Spiritual Exercises: Prayer and Practice.
  by Karl Rahner, SJ. Sheed & Ward, 1966.
• Praying with Ignatius of Loyola.
  by Jacqueline Syrup Bergan and Marie Schwan. The Word Among Us Press, 1991.
• An Ignatian Book of Days: Daily Reflections from the Spiritual Wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
  by Jim Manney. Loyola Press, 2014.
• The Ignatian Workout: Daily Spiritual Exercises for a Healthy Life.
  by Tim Muldoon. Loyola Press, 2004.
• Place Me with Your Son: Ignatian Spirituality in Everyday Life.
  by James W. Skehan, SJ. Georgetown University Press, 1991, 3rd edition (1st edition, 1985).
• For the Greater Glory of God: A Spiritual Retreat with St. Ignatius.
  by Manuel Ruiz Jurado, SJ; translated by Robert E. Hurd, SJ. The Word Among Us Press, 2002.
• Understanding the Spiritual Exercises: A Handbook for Retreat Directors.
  by Michael Ivens, SJ. Gracewing, 1998.
• Eyes to See, Ears to Hear: An Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality.
  by David Lonsdale, SJ. Loyola University Press, 1990.

Books About The Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)

• A Jesuit Tale.
  by John F. Shekleton. Rutledge Books, 2000.
• Bamboo Swaying in the Wind: A Survivor's Story of Faith and Imprisonment in Communist China.
  by Claudia Devaux, George Bernard Wong, SJ. 2000.
• The First Jesuits.
  by John W. O'Malley, SJ. Harvard University Press, 1993.
• Jesuit Saints & Martyrs: Short Biographies of the Saints, Blessed, Venerables, and Servants of God of the Society of Jesus.
  by Joseph N. Tylenda, SJ. Loyola University Press, 1984.
• The Jesuits and the Third Reich. Texts and Studies in Religion, Vol 39.
  by Vincent A. Lapomarda. Edwin Mellen Press, 1989.
• The Origin of the Jesuits.
  by James Brodrick, SJ; foreword by Joseph N. Tylenda, SJ. Loyola Press, 1997.
• The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking: Recipes and Traditions from Jesuit Bakers Around the World.
  by Rick Curry, SJ. Harperperennial Library, 1995.
• This Our Exile: A Spiritual Journey with the Refugees in East Africa.
  by James Martin, SJ.
• Would You Baptize an Extraterrestrial? ...and Other Questions from the Astronomer's Inbox at the Vatican Observatory.
  by Guy Consolmagno, SJ and Paul Mueller, SJ. Random House: Image, 2014.

Movies About The Society of Jesus

• The Mission (1986)
  Director: Roland Joffe. Starring: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons. A man of the sword and a man of the cloth, both Jesuit missionaries, defy the colonial forces of mighty Spain and Portugal as they attempt to save an Indian tribe in mid-18th Century South America from slavery.

Books by USF Jesuits

[by Current or Former Members of the USF Jesuit Community]

• Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus Christ.
  by Gerald O'Collins, SJ. 1995.
• Deepening Christian Life: Integrating Faith and Maturity.
  by Francis J. Buckley, SJ. 1987.
• Focus on Jesus: Essays in Christology and Soteriology.
  by Gerald O'Collins, SJ, and Daniel Kendall, SJ. 1996.
• Horizons of Criticism: An Assessment of Religious-Literary Options.
  by Vernon Ruland, SJ. 1975.
• Imagining the Sacred: Soundings in World Religions (Faith Meets Faith).
  by Vernon Ruland, SJ. 1998.
• Los Sacramentos: Doctrina Catolica Elemental Sobre Los Sacramentos Para Hispanos Adultos y Sus Familias.
  by Maria De La Cruz Aymes and Francis J. Buckley, SJ. 1990.
• Sacred Lies and Silences: A Psychology of Religious Disguise.
  by Vernon Ruland, SJ. 1994.
• Team Teaching: What Why, and How?
  by Francis J. Buckley, SJ. 1999.
• The Bible for Theology: Ten Principles for the Theological Use of Scripture.
  by Gerald O'Collins, SJ, and Daniel Kendall, SJ. 1997.
• The Resurrection: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Resurrection of Jesus.
  edited by Stephen T. Davis, Daniel Kendall, SJ, and Gerald O'Collins, SJ. 1999.
• The Trinity: An Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Trinity.
  edited by Stephen T. Davis, Daniel Kendall, SJ, and Gerald O'Collins, SJ. 2000.